Part 30 (2/2)
”But what? Does he want to annoy us?”
”It's possible he thought he ht do so Are you annoyed?”
”I am certainly surprised”
”Oh, well,” said Mordaunt; ”perhaps he had another object I don't know He's rather inscrutable”
Mrs Halliday got up ”I thought we could be frank, Lance After all, our habit is to take Bernard's cleverness for granted He has a bitter hu may only be an old man's caprice”
She went off and when soon afterwards the party began to break up Bernard gave Ji relations are already friends,” he said ”dick's a fine lad; he's generous and honest, although I doubt if he will go far Evelyn, of course, has no rival in this neighborhood”
”That hardly needs stating,” Jilance rested on a beautiful painted vase
”Your taste is artistic; it looks as if you had an eye for color and line In a sense, Evelyn is like this ornaile Common clay stands rude jars best”
Jim was puzzled and half-annoyed, because he could not tell what Bernardelse
”You were a miner for a time, I think,” he presently reold when you see it”
”It's soold is pure It doesn't form chemical alloys, but it's often _mixed_ with other substances”
”So that the uninstructed pass it by!” Bernard rejoined ”One ram of that, but perhaps it would be cheap Well, I ht I hope you'll co your friends”
Jiely satisfied Evelyn had been gracious and although he did not altogether understand Bernard he liked hiht
CHAPTER V
SHANKS' DABBIN
Shortly after his visit to Dryhol, froone to see his lawyer and banker When he reached Langrigg he found Jake on the terrace
”Doing nothing makes me tired,” the latter remarked ”I know you want to keep us, and ood”
”Your h, and I hope that won't be soon; but I know you, Jake, and think you're et rid of your scruples, because I'ive you a job I've decided to drain the marsh”
”Labor's cheap in this country, but I reckon it's so----”
”You'll stay and see ested ”Thank you, partner!
Doesn't see that what is ; this draining is a business proposition and we're partners in that sense, too Noe'll tell your mother”